"In terms of strategy, Dell's objective is to deliver a true end-to-end desktop virtualization environment. Desktop virtualization is arguably one of the most complicated things to put together for an organization," Jeff McNaught, Dell's cloud client-computing executive director for marketing and chief strategy officer, told CRN.

McNaught was a co-inventor of the Wyse thin client and joined Dell after the company acquired Wyse.

"Our objective is to put everything together, from server, storage, networking, software and client. We all talk to each other. We're able to deliver a true end-to-end approach not only to the product line, but how we think about it all coming together," McNaught said.

The entry-level client device, the 3000 series, is the first Dell product featuring Intel technology. By plugging it into a monitor, users get high-end virtual desktops running Windows. The 3000 series comes in five versions, each with different ports and connectivity to allow seamless integration into existing environments.

For workstation-caliber machines running Linux, Dell released the Quad-Core 5000 and 7000 series.

The final new client is the 5000 series AIO (All In One), a PCoIP device that uses Dell's Video Redirection Technology to ease the load on the server and on the network. The AiO connects to servers delivering Windows or Linux apps and runs Dell's proprietary ThinOS.

Dell released three new pre-packaged solutions for operating VMware VDI environments incorporating its existing servers. Dell’s new DaaS solution is based on VMware’s technology that came out of VMware’s acquisition of Desktone. Solution providers can run the servers in their own datacenters to offer customers a DaaS service, and enterprises can use them to transform their delivery of computing services inside their own companies, McNaught said.